We can all be a little bit Marilyn!!!

Looking at Marilyn has become really interesting. A lot have people have chosen to re-enact iconic moments of her life, she is quoted constantly and over 50 years after her death she is seen as an idol.  I find it interesting that celebrities choose to copy images with them as the star rather than Marilyn. 

Another reason I have chosen to look at this is, basically, it will be what I am being asked to do. I need to think of images that I will be able to recreate. I feel like it is a big opportunity to be able show that I understand technically what is happening in an image and being able to show that by creating an image that reflects and shows that. 

Miley's take on Marilyn: 

I think that these images of Miley are really amazing. They catch the sexuality and confidence that Marilyn Monroe oozed. However I think that she has given her own unique touch to the image, its slight but it makes the image different. It offers her personality, what I think is really appropriate considering the hype around Miley Cyrus at the moment.

I also prefer the lighting on the images of Miley. The opportunity to create images that are personal favorites has given me an opportunity I didn't think that I would have. As a photographer you always look at an image and can see little areas that you don’t like, and things that you think ‘I could do that better’. I feel like the photographer in this instance has done just that. There isn't as many harsh shadows like the images of Marilyn. Technically I think that this looks better. 

Lindsey take on Marilyn:

Unlike the images and Mileys take on a ‘Marilyn look’, I personally think that although they bear a striking resemblance to the original images, I feel that they lack personality, and really it just becomes another Marilyn image. If I didn't look closely I wouldn't see Lindsey. This isn't what I want to do. I want it to be me. I don’t want it to be so similar that I get lost in someone else’s image.